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دفتر اول - بخش ۴۴ - ترجیح نهادن نخچیران توکل را بر جهد و اکتساب / Book One - Section 44 - The Beasts' Preference for Trust Over Exertion and Acquisition
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۲ - بیان توکل و ترک جهد گفتن نخچیران بشیر / Book One - Section 42 - The Beasts Explaining Trust and Abandoning Exertion to the Lion
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۳ - جواب گفتن شیر نخچیران را و فایدهٔ جهد گفتن / Book One - Section 43 - The Lion Answering the Prey and Speaking of the Benefit of Exertion
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۵ - ترجیح نهادن شیر جهد و اکتساب را بر توکل و تسلیم / Book One - Section 45 - The Lion's Preference for Exertion and Acquisition over Trust and Submission
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۶ - ترجیح نهادن نخچیران توکل را بر اجتهاد / Book One - Section 46 - The Beasts' Preference for Trust over Exertion
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۷ - ترجیح نهادن شیر جهد را بر توکل / Book One - Section 47 - The Lion's Preference for Exertion over Trust
دفتر اول - بخش ۵۱ - مقرر شدن ترجیح جهد بر توکل / Book One - Section 51 - The Establishment of the Preference for Exertion over Trust
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۸ - باز ترجیح نهادن نخچیران توکل را بر جهد / Book One - Section 48 - The Beasts Again Preferring Trust over Exertion
The Debate Between Trust (Tawakkul) and Exertion (Jahd) in the Masnavi
In Book 1 of Jalaluddin Rumi's Masnavi, the fable of the lion and the prey beasts serves as a profound allegorical debate between the Islamic concepts of tawakkul (absolute trust in divine providence) and jahd (personal exertion or effort). The beasts argue that since God is the ultimate provider and destiny is preordained, human effort is a form of spiritual agitation that challenges the divine decree; therefore, they advocate for passive surrender. The lion, representing the spiritual master or the active intellect, counters this by arguing that God provided humans with limbs and faculties, and failing to use them is an act of ingratitude. He cites the Prophetic tradition to 'trust in God, but tie your camel', presenting a synthesis where human effort is not contradictory to, but rather the practical manifestation of, true trust in God.
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دفتر اول - بخش ۴۵ - ترجیح نهادن شیر جهد و اکتساب را بر توکل و تسلیم / Book One - Section 45 - The Lion's Preference for Exertion and Acquisition over Trust and Submission
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دفتر اول - بخش ۴۳ - جواب گفتن شیر نخچیران را و فایدهٔ جهد گفتن / Book One - Section 43 - The Lion Answering the Prey and Speaking of the Benefit of Exertion
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۵ - ترجیح نهادن شیر جهد و اکتساب را بر توکل و تسلیم / Book One - Section 45 - The Lion's Preference for Exertion and Acquisition over Trust and Submission
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۶ - ترجیح نهادن نخچیران توکل را بر اجتهاد / Book One - Section 46 - The Beasts' Preference for Trust over Exertion
دفتر اول - بخش ۵۱ - مقرر شدن ترجیح جهد بر توکل / Book One - Section 51 - The Establishment of the Preference for Exertion over Trust
دفتر اول - بخش ۵۲ - انکار کردن نخچیران بر خرگوش در تاخیر رفتن بر شیر / Book One - Section 52 - The Objection of the Prey to the Hare's Delay in Going to the Lion
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دفتر اول - بخش ۴۵ - ترجیح نهادن شیر جهد و اکتساب را بر توکل و تسلیم / Book One - Section 45 - The Lion's Preference for Exertion and Acquisition over Trust and Submission
دفتر اول - بخش ۴۷ - ترجیح نهادن شیر جهد را بر توکل / Book One - Section 47 - The Lion's Preference for Exertion over Trust
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دفتر اول - بخش ۴۸ - باز ترجیح نهادن نخچیران توکل را بر جهد / Book One - Section 48 - The Beasts Again Preferring Trust over Exertion
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